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Nanaimo, Parksville and Area

perception vs reality
Transit safety to be examined amid Nanaimo exchange revamp
NANAIMO - A closer look at safety on board local transit vehicles and at bus stops across the region is due in the coming months.Regional District of Nanaimo directors discussed the issue Tuesday, May 19, responding to a letter originally sent to Nanaimo Mayor Leonard Krog in the immediate aftermath of an assault at th...
May 20, 2026
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Down in the series
Clippers fall in overtime in second consecutive game
BROOKS - Another 2-1 overtime game in the BCHL Finals and another Brooks Bandits victory over the Nanaimo Clippers.In Game 3 after a scoreless first period Tanner Bruender banked a puck in behind Zach Zahara to give Nanaimo a 1-0 lead early in the second.That stood up until the six minute mark of the final period when ...
May 20, 2026
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facing charges
Allegedly impaired driver arrested after crashing through Nanaimo sushi restaurant
NANAIMO - Several people required treatment for minor injuries after a vehicle crashed into a downtown restaurant over the May long weekend.The incident at Nana Sushi on the corner of Victoria Cres. and Albert St., happened Monday, May 18, at around 7:30 p.m. and saw a black Kia SUV drive into the storefront after trav...
May 19, 2026
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food fraud
Scammers forging grocery vouchers from Oceanside non-profit
PARKSVILLE - Oceanside scammers have been caught using fake food vouchers at local grocery stores, illegally replicated from a local charity.In early April, Oceanside RCMP were contacted by the unnamed non-profit organization, who said someone was reproducing their grocery vouchers meant for those in need and using the...
May 19, 2026
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final year
Snowbirds aerobatic team grounded until early 2030s while new planes purchased
The federal government says the Canadian Forces Snowbirds team is being grounded until the early 2030s while its aging planes are replaced.It says the modern CT-157 Siskin II aircraft will take over for the CT-114 Tutor jets.This year will be the aerial acrobatic squadron's final season with its Tutor fleet.Defence Min...
May 19, 2026
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court case
Offender threatened to kill Nanaimo gas station attendant
NANAIMO - Fast action from local Mounties led to the arrest of an erratic, armed man in Nanaimo's north end. James Denis Picard, 44, received a time-served jail sentence recently at Nanaimo Law Courts. His provincial court sentencing hearing in Nanaimo outlined his offending earlier this year, which included a high-ris...
May 19, 2026
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British Columbia

Cocktail of pills, caffeine and fire retardant put B.C. chinook salmon at risk: study
British Columbia researchers found more than 200 contaminants in water and chinook salmon tissue samples collected from five sites in the Lower Fraser River estuary including everything from cocaine and antidepressants to caffeine and flame retardants....
7h ago
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Supreme Court of Canada to hear appeal in British Columbia mineral claims case
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will hear British Columbia's appeal of a ruling that found the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the provincial mineral claims regime are "inconsistent." The B.C. Court of Appeal rul...
7h ago
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Fairy Creek anti-logging protesters win appeal in bid for class-action certification
VANCOUVER - Fairy Creek anti-logging protesters have won an appeal against a court ruling that denied the certification of their proposed class-action lawsuit against the federal and provincial governments. The class-action application now goes back to...
17h ago
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Man rescued after days trapped in rolled vehicle on B.C. forest road
CHASE - A man has been rescued after being trapped for two days in his vehicle that crashed on a remote forest service road northeast of Kamloops, B.C. RCMP say the man was reported missing Tuesday and found later that day trapped inside the vehicle th...
19h ago
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Child injured in fall from second-storey window in Maple Ridge, B.C.
MAPLE RIDGE - A four-year-old is in hospital after falling from a second-storey window in Maple Ridge, B.C. Police say the boy was transported via air ambulance on Monday and is currently in stable condition with serious injuries. Investigators spoke w...
20h ago
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Carney lays out pipeline conditions before talks with Eby on B.C.'s priorities
VANCOUVER - Prime Minister Mark Carney and British Columbia Premier David Eby have agreed to enter negotiations on B.C.'s economic priorities and Ottawa's role in national development projects. Carney met with Eby in a closed-door meeting in Vancouver ...
22h ago
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Canada

Canadian truck dealers warn they can't buy new models until feds fix paperwork
OTTAWA - Canadian heavy-duty truck dealers say they won't be able to import any new models next year unless Ottawa moves quickly to fix a paperwork problem. The warn that Canada could face major supply chain disruptions if a solution isn't found. The d...
22m ago
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In the news today: Public service transit, Canada aids Congo, Montreal plays Carolina
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Feds working with City of Ottawa to ease public service transit woes: memo An internal memo reveals that officials managing the federal government's return-to-offi...
7h ago
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Cocktail of pills, caffeine and fire retardant put B.C. chinook salmon at risk: study
British Columbia researchers found more than 200 contaminants in water and chinook salmon tissue samples collected from five sites in the Lower Fraser River estuary including everything from cocaine and antidepressants to caffeine and flame retardants....
7h ago
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Supreme Court of Canada to hear appeal in British Columbia mineral claims case
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will hear British Columbia's appeal of a ruling that found the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the provincial mineral claims regime are "inconsistent." The B.C. Court of Appeal rul...
7h ago
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Feds working with City of Ottawa to ease public service transit woes: memo
OTTAWA - Officials managing the federal government's return-to-office plans are concerned about the ability of Ottawa's troubled municipal transit system to actually get public servants to their workplaces, an internal memo shows. Canada's top public s...
7h ago
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Air France flight diverted to Montreal amid U.S. Ebola travel restrictions
U.S. Customs and Border Protection says an Air France flight bound for the United States was diverted to Montreal after a passenger from the Democratic Republic of Congo boarded "in error" amid flight restrictions tied to the Ebola outbreak. A spokespe...
8h ago
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